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Re:Team New Zealand set new wind-powered land speed record o... by smusamashah on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @06:21AM (#33967358)
Here are the Veritasium videos on the exact matter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsgoLc_fzI

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Re:Team New Zealand set new wind-powered land speed record o... by screwt on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @06:39AM (#33967518)
They are not sailing downwind in this case - they're sailing across the wind, which is why they are able to travel so much faster.
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Re:Team New Zealand set new wind-powered land speed record o... by twp on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @06:52AM (#33967641)
You can sail downwind faster than the wind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag
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Re:Team New Zealand set new wind-powered land speed record o... by slowhand09 on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:15AM (#33970840)
Sort of a yes and no thing. Once the apparent wind is forward of the beam you are effectively sailing upwind.
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Re:Team New Zealand set new wind-powered land speed record o... by mkl on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @06:40AM (#33967537)
This propeller method is a completely different way of doing something similar, but straight downwind.
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